linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: add a synchronize_net() in netdev_rx_handler

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Message-ID: <20130329161219.GA1668@minipsycho.orion>
Date:	Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:12:19 +0100
From:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	Ivan Vecera <ivecera@...hat.com>, Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Nicolas de Pesloüan 
	<nicolas.2p.debian@...il.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Guy Streeter <streeter@...hat.com>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ibm.com>, stephen@...workplumber.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: add a synchronize_net() in
 netdev_rx_handler_unregister()

Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 04:38:15PM CET, eric.dumazet@...il.com wrote:
>On Fri, 2013-03-29 at 16:11 +0100, Ivan Vecera wrote:
>
>> Erik, why doesn't help the write barrier between the assignments. It 
>> should guarantee their orders... or not?
>> 
>
>Its not enough, I wont explain here why as RCU is quite well documented
>in Documentation/RCU

Can you point me exact paragraph? I'm unable to find that :(

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